What It's Like Inside a Depressed Person's Head

If you have ever played the children’s game, What’s in Ned’s Head?, you have probably had a good time with preschoolers attempting to identify silly plastic objects, like bugs or cars, by touch alone. However, when you’re the victim of depression, what’s inside your head is not at all funny. Depressive episodes involve isolation, anxiety, and actual physical pain. An individual suffering from depression may truly believe that everyone around him would be better off if he were gone. Depression makes people think that the feelings of love and concern they had for others before the depressive episode was all make-believe.Read the entire article here: What It’s Like Inside a Depressed Person’s Head

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